Cabinet and the like



Jan, 1, H. L, SKOOGH CABINET AND THE LIKE 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed April ll, 1934 Jan. l, 1.935. H SKQOGH 1,986,417

CABINET AND THE LIKE Filed April ll, 1934 2 Sheets-3h86?l 2 9f Y V. l

y jg/a5 Y if Patented Jan. 1, 1935 @415mm AND. marras.. HarryL. Skoogh, Jamestown, N Y.,"assig nor to:

Art Metal Construction Company.; .lnizestowilr f Applicatie April.' 1.1 `1934i Seal Np; 120.11.31.

e Claims. Cl. sier-140),

.This invention relates to improvements in: cabif nets `or cases such, for example,` as the cabinets employed injmuseums for. .housing and protecting lspecimens,.andthe walls of Whichare formedin Whole yor in part of separate and .preferably detachably mounted panelsor glass paneled. `frames to..display the contents of `the cabinets. cabinets may, for example, comprise front, hack endend Walls eachcomposed of oneormore such glass paneled'frames which are secured together Vetto. the frame posts at the corners of the cabi` net, and otherxpoints where the adjacent edges offtwopanels may meet.

. severalpanels orframes and the Vparts against which :theyaareintended `to seator` abut andalso between the bars voflthe frame of reach panel at the corners of the frame, and `it is, of course;`

desirable to laccomplish this by .a construction which provides a cabinet of pleasing v.design or attractive appearance but which nevertheless is Qffstrong and rigid construction. z i l .One purpose of my -inventioniswto Laccomplish these results. 1

` .Other objects of the invention .areftoiprovidea strongand rigid 'corner construction `foritheapanel frames which will insure tiglfitiointsetween the meeting ends of the frame barsiat thecornersof the Vframes also to `provide reliablemeans of sim-L ple. construction `for idetachably `or removably securing the 'panels or frames place in `connection with eachother `or with `the .frame posts of= the ,feabinet; .and also .to improve `the Vconstruc; tonof cabinets or cases of the :character mentionedvin theother respects `hereinafter describe and set `forth in the claims. l

' 1 In fthe 4accompanying drawings which illustrate onlythos'eportions of a cabinet .necessary tofan understanding ofithe'invention: 1

` is an ledgeelevation of aremovablepanel l and anadjacent -panel removed.

of` a'cabinetsembodying my invention. l .i Fig. 2 is afragmentary; inside elevation 'of the upper end thereof. `igf3 is :a `front elevation `of the `ripper portion of `the cabinet showing one .front panel in place -`Lflligmi wis afperspective .view -of Va vlowerlfront corner of the cabinet, the front `.patielbeing 1re'- mgved 1. ,i e z. l Figc is a `tragmentary edge-.elevation similar tofFiglLlonalarger-scale i i lFig. 6 `is an `insideelevationof one' cornerbf a glass paneled iframe `showingfthe lipositioznof Such the side bar `before it has-been forced tightly =up against the end of the Avtop frame bar. Fig. '1 is asimilar View, rpartly in section, showi-ng. Athe frame bars in their final position.`

Fig. 8 is a sectional view through acornerof the cabinet, `as on line8l-48, Fig. 4; showing Athe `ioint 4between the meeting edges `of adjacent panels which extend perpendicularly` to each other. i Y l f Eig. I9 is a section throughone edge of airemovable panel on an enlarged scale 'on line 9--9, Fig; 1.y l l l llig. 10 isa sectionon line 10-10, Fig. 3, showing-` the adjacent .edges of two removable liront* panelsse'curedin place'. l =Fig. 11 is a'sectiononline `1l--l1, Fig; !7,\look ing inthe direction vofi-the arrows. '.tlFig. l2is an elevationofone ofthe framecorner braces detached. f l c Fig. 13 is a bottom plan view thereof.

JEigs. 14 and 115 are'l'ffragmentary transverse sections-on an enlarged scaleillstratiri'g" reslpe'oi` tively the relative vposition `of the vleki'n-g ba' for the locking movernertgof the bar. Y

i Fig. :16 is a fragmentary vertical sectionbn line 1ra-Frs Figlia 15 represents the .bottom `or bottom panel of the cabinet,H d6 Aone Tof/the lend walls for panels, and 1'7 and 18 two lfrnt'pane'ls each consisting' of a-franied glassplate. The front panel 17,

, locking panel kt'oithe cabinet;` before after" which .is 'preferably' .made removable .to *aifordr r access tothe interior of the cabinet, as shown; comprises ia `glass fplate `19 .secured in a," frame formed .by Q uprig'htside bars and end bars, 20 representing 'the side bars 4and 21 zthe top lend bar ofthisframe. Thesefbars, which :arealikeinA shape, areiormed .with .groovediner edges to receive .the edges of the glass plate, whichis ite tained :in the `grooves zwith Ftightjoints between the glass andthe bars :by suitablepackingmeans 22. inserted between the .walls .of the grooves and the. gIaSs'pIate. The meeting ends of `the vtop andside frame bars '.21 andl20 are bevelled Cto form miter joints .at the corners .of theframe;

ends so that when the set screws are screwed in, their inner ends will engage the walls of they. channels in which the legs are located', andthetightening of the screws will act to draw the legs lengthwise into the channels.V In securing the.

frame bars together, they are-slipped over the legs of the corner brace and moved endwise to bring their bevelled ends close together. Then by, tightening the set screws, the legs of the corner brace will be forced lengthwise in the channels ofthe two bars, thereby pressing the bevelled ends of thegbars into tight engagement or abutment withA each other. Y i

The frame bars are jointed'together at the cornersv of the panel frame by similar corner braces secured in the same manner, and similar corner constructions may be employed in the other panel frames'of the cabinet 'I'he cornerbraces have bevelled edges 29 substantially flush withthe bevel faces 25 so as to permit the bevelled edge of one frame to abut flat against the corresponding bevellededge of an yadjacent frame of the lcabinet as shown in Fig. 8. Preferably the -threadedholes 2ifoltlie` set screws arealso inclined so as to extend substantially perpendicularly to these bevfelled-edges -29 of the braces. This inclination of the holes facilitates the insertion and tightening of the set screws, and by reason thereof, the tightening-,ofthe screws drawsg-the legs of the corner brace:tightly-againstithe channel `flanges 26 of the frameu bars: The set screwsthus act-.not only` tpv,draw,themeetllgbevelled ends of the bars intov close contact butalso toshift the two frame bars 20,f,21,at each corner of the-frame transversely so that the outer or front faces of the Ibars willi z are` adapted ;tov seat against lcorresponding bevelled edges on the end panel 16 and the top and; bottomwalls or panels of thefcabinet respectively, whilethe bevelled edge of the remaining upright edgeof the panel 1'7 is adapted to fit-against a corresponding bevelled edge 31 of af-:xed post32 at the front of the cabinet between the ends thereof. --Preferab1y, the front panel117 isvremovably secured tightly against said opposing 'bevellededgesof the cabinet by vertical lockingbars.33,I one of which is arranged topmove longitudinally in the channel 24 in each i side frame bar of this panel. These locking bars 35 in the post 32 of the cabinet. The iiange 34 of each locking bar is provided, preferably near its upper and lower ends, and also therebetween, with lateral projections 36 which are adapted, when the front panel is moved inwardly toward its bevelled seat on the cabinet to pass into the channels of the end panel bar and the post l 32 through notches 3:'7-.in1thejfront flanges 26 of these channels. The-,projections.36preferably have bevelled top and bottom edges 38, cong nected by parallel inner and outer vertical edges 39.

When a front panel is moved into closing relation tothe cabinet and the projections 36 are thereby passed throughthe notches 37, the front vertical edges 39 of the projections will be located a slight distance forward of the plane of the *inner front vwalls of the flanges 26 of the channels 35jin the cabinet posts 32, as shown in Figs. 14 and 16. In this position the inner, upper corners of the notches 37 overhang'the i. front upper corners of the projections vformed by thel angles between the bevelled .top edges '38 4and the front vertical edges39.v At Athis time there may lbe a slight clearance between the bevelled edges 25 of the panel andthe opposed bevelled" edges 31 of the cabinet, as `shown in exaggerated forni in Fig. 14. Upon shifting the locking bars 33 upwardly however, the upper front corners ofthe kprojections 36 will encounter the inner overhanging corners of the notches 37 andas the projections continue onv into .the channels 35 the projections will be cammed inwardly with' their front'upright edges 39 bearing against the inner frontfaces of the flanges 26. In thiswaythe locking bars "are forcedlrearwardly'so as to thereby cam or WedgeA the front panel inwardly tightly against its .bevelled seat on the cabinet,"

and the forcible engagement of the front edges of the projections 36 4.withV the inner faces of the flanges 26 will secure `the front panel tightlyv While the locking bars are shown in spaced relation to the panel bars inl Fig. 10 for the sake of clearnessthe actual relation of the parts 'is more properly illustrated in Figs.' 14.and 15,

which figures respectively show the position of the locking bar` before and afterthe camming` action above described.

. The locking bars can be moved vertically for` pinion teeth of a key 41 which is .adapted to be inserted through and turned in a keyhole:42, Fig. 9, extending into the side bar 20 through the front face thereof. into these holes in engagement with the toothed racks of the locking' bars and turning the keys.. the locking bars can be moved upwardly or down-f wardly to lock the panel in place and releaseit to permit its removal. handles for the panel when fastening or removing the same. y i

Each locking bar movesin its guide channel between thelegs of the corner braces which extend into the opposite ends `of thechannel, andy spacesy must be left betweentheends of the bar and they corner brace'legs to allow for the movement of the bar. In order to cover or close these spaces, the locking bar is formed with end extensions 43 of reduced thickness at its opposite ends which overlap the legs ofthe 'corner braces 'and coverithe. spaceS,;,Se`e Figs. 5 and 6.v

By inserting the keysy The keys alsoA serve asr The channels 24 in those frame bars of the panels which are not occupied by movable locking bars 33, may be filled between the corner braces by bars similar to the locking bars. Such a bar is shown at 44 in the top frame bars in Figs. 2, 5 and 6. These bars 44 form tongues which enter the channels of the abutting frame bars and aid in forming tight, rigid joints between the panels or members of the cabinet.

I claim as my invention:

1. A cabinet frame construction comprising frame bars having adjacent ends with longitudinal channels, a joint brace having legs each extending lengthwise in the channel of one of said bars, and a set screw in a threaded hole in each leg of said brace and engaging the bar in which the leg is located, said set screws diverging from each other outwardly from their inner ends whereby the adjacent ends of said bars are forced into close contact by tightening said set screws.

2. A cabinet frame construction comprising frame bars having adjacent ends with longitudinal channels, a joint brace having legs each extending lengthwise in the channel of one of said bars and confined therein against lateral displacement, and a set screw in a threaded hole in each leg of said brace and engaging the bar in which the leg is located, said set screws diverging from each other outwardly from their inner ends whereby the adjacent ends of said bars are forced into close contact by tightening said set screws. i

3. A cabinet frame construction comprising frame bars having adjacent ends with longitudinal channels, a joint brace having legs each extending lengthwise in the channel of one of said bars, and a set screw passing through a transverse threaded hole in each leg of said brace with its inner end engaging the bar in which the leg is located, said set screws diverging from each other outwardly from their inner ends whereby the adjacent ends of said bars are forced into close contact by tightening said set screws.

4. A cabinet frame construction comprising frame bars extending at an angle to each other and having adjacent mitered ends and channels extending longitudinally in said bars from said ends, a corner brace having legs each extending lengthwise in the channel of one of said bars, and a set screw in a threaded hole in eachleg of said brace and engaging the bar in which the leg is located, said set screws diverging from each other outwardly from their inner ends, whereby the mitered ends of said bars are forced into close contact by tightening said set screws.

5. A cabinet frame construction comprising frame bars extending at an angle `to each other and having adjacent mitered ends and bevelled outer edges and having channels extending longitudinally in said bevelled edges from said ends, a corner brace having legs each extending lengthwise in the channel of one of said bars, and a set screw passing through a transverse threaded hole in each leg of said corner brace with its inner end engaging the bar in which the leg is located, said set screws extending substantially perpendicularly to the planes of said bevelled edgesand diverging from each other outwardly from their inner ends whereby the mitered ends of the bars are forced into close contact by tightening said set screws.

6. A cabinet frame construction comprising frame bars extending at an angle to each other and having adjacent mitered ends and bevelled outer edges and having channels extending longitudinally in said bevelled edges from said ends, a corner brace having legs each extending lengthwise in the channel of one of said bars and having a bevelled edge substantially flush with the bevelled edge of said bar, and a threaded hole passing transversely through said leg from its bevelled edge, and a set screw in the hole in each of said legs and engaging the bar in which the leg is located, said set screws diverging from each other outwardly from their inner ends, whereby the adjacent ends of said bars are forced into close contact by tightening said set screws.

'7. In a cabinet, a panel, a frame bar against whichsaid panel is adapted to seat, a locking bar movable lengthwise in said panel and having a projecting flange adapted to enter a channel in said frame bar, said channel having an inwardly projecting mouth flange provided with a notch, and said'locking bar having a lateral projection arranged to pass through said notch and having a bevelled end which engages with an edge of said notch and cams said projection into cooperating relation with said mouth flange to force said panel tightly against said seat face by the longitudinal movement of said locking bar in said -channel.

8. In a cabinet, a panel having a bevelled edge, a frame bar having a bevelled edge against which said panel edge is adapted to seat, a locking'bar movable lengthwise in said panel and having a projecting flange adapted to enter a channel in said frame bar, said channel having ran inwardly projecting mouth flange provided with notches, said locking bar having lateral projections arranged to pass through ,said notches and each projection having a bevelled end, and means for moving said locking bar lengthwise, whereby the bevelled ends of said projections by engagement with ends of said notches act to cam said panel toward or from its seat as said projections pass within said channels and into abutting relation to said mouth flange.

9. A panel framecomprising a side frame bar and end frame bars,- corner braces having legs i secured in longitudinal channels in said bars, and a locking bar movable lengthwise in the channel of said side bar between said corner braces, said locking bar havingreduced end extensions overlapping the adjacent legs of the corner braces and closing the spaces between the ends of the locking bar and the corner braces.

HARRY L. SKOOGH. 

